employee health and safety

Presented By:-Wasim HaidarSahal PatelPrabhu KumarNasim KhanViral Meghpara

Employee Healthand Safety

Presented to:- Prof. Bansari Dave

• Safety Why Safety Cost AssociatedMeasurement to Ensure Safety

• Conclusion

• Introduction• Importance of Health and Safety• Health

Problems regarding HealthDiseases caused

• Remedies or Prevention

Topics To Be Covered

• Health is the general state of well being. It not only includes physical well being, but also emotional and mental well being

• Safety refers to the act of protecting the physical well being of an employee. It will include the risk of accidents caused due to machinery, fire or diseases

• Security refers to protecting facilities and equipment from unauthorized access and protecting employees while they are on work

Introduction

• Decreases staff turnover & maintain work harmony• Having a safe working place• Reduce cost of injuries & illness, medical & hospitalization cost• Higher output, better quality of product/ services• Secure investors confident & investment

Importance of Health & Safety

Health

• Chemicals and other hazardous materials• Excessive noise• Temperature extremes & ventilation• Slippery floors and blocked passageways• Cleanliness• Lighting• Working space & seating arrangement• Working conditions

Problems Regarding Health

• Eye strain• Genetic disorders • Cancers• Hearing loss• Nerve injury• Inflammation of tissues in the

body

• Skin diseases• Asthma• Heart disease• Neurological disorders• cancers

Diseases Caused

• Removal of health hazard to maximum possible extent• Check over workers exposed to special risks• Training first aid staff• Educating workers on health and hygiene• Cleanliness• Disposal of wastes and effluents• Ventilation and temperature• Overcrowding

Remedies or Prevention

Safety

• Increasing number of accidents in workplaceo Accidents -Causes

Unsafe Conditions (Improperly guarded equipments, defective equipment, unsafe storage, improper ventilation)

Unsafe Acts (Operating without authority, throwing materials on the floor carelessly, distraction, drugs/alcohol/emotional, failure to use safety devices, failure to listen the warning, Using unsafe equipment etc)

Why Safety – Why we should care

Costs associatedwith accidents

costs

Compensation

Medical aid

Training a new worker

Accident investigation

Supervision and inspection

Material spoilage

Damage to machinery

Wages during injury

Loss of morale

Loss of worker and family

• Safety Policy• Safety Committee• Safety Engineering: Guarding of machines, Materials handling

equipment Safety devices’ ergonomics, Plant maintenance, General housekeeping

• Safety education and training• Role of Govt.

Measures to ensure Safety

• Employers must ensure the Health and Safety of their employees and the wider public who come into contact with their business.

• Everyone should be able to work in a clean, well-maintained, well-lit and ventilated workplace.

Conclusion

Be Healthy & Safe - Thank You